Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020); recto: The beginning of the Shahnama of Hakim Firdawsi; verso: last section of Baysunghuri preface

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Period
circa 1590-1600 -
Geography
Iran -
Material
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 32.1 x 20.6 cm (12 5/8 x 8 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.388 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.388
Object Details
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Description
Detached folio from a dispersed copy of the Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi; text: Persian in black and white nasta'liq script; recto: last section of Baysunghuri preface, one column, nineteen lines of text, ; verso: Sarlawh, text, the beginning of the Shahnama of Hakim Firdawsi, headings in white, four columns, twenty lines of text.Border: The text is set in gold, blue and red rulings on cream-colored paper; the sarlawh is set in gold, blue and red rulings; margins are decorated with landscape and animal motifs. -
Inscriptions
Recto: marginal information in another hand about endowment of the book. -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Origin
Iran -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Manuscript -
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